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Posted on November 26, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

For various reasons, this Thanksgiving we decided to celebrate the quintessential American holiday by going to Canada. These reasons had a lot more to do with both Mike and I having four days off in a row than anything intentionally … Continue reading →

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Lovecraft Country

Posted on October 22, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

It’s nearly impossible to overemphasize the importance of Hallowe’en in the American holiday calendar. I don’t know how it plays out in California or Mississippi or Florida – places where the days are longer and the trees greener in October … Continue reading →

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The Fourth

Posted on July 9, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

We spent the Fourth of July in New York, as Mike had to work down there the day before and after. I enjoy it as a holiday because it’s so quantitatively different to Waitangi Day as a national celebration, i.e., … Continue reading →

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A Fishy Perspective

Posted on July 2, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

I’ve been spending most of the last couple of weeks running around like a headless chicken trying to get everything in order for our long-awaited trip home (nine days and counting!). In particular, due to visa renewals and other assorted … Continue reading →

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Creditable

Posted on February 6, 2012 by newenglandkiwi

Yesterday we had people over for the Superbowl, because I still don’t understand very much about American football but the ceremony of the whole thing is highly entertaining (I have watched so many Republican debates I can critique the quality … Continue reading →

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A Winter Solstice Holiday

Posted on December 11, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

We’re still snow-free here in Massachusetts (after the remnants of the Halloween Snowpocalypse melted away) but it is, nevertheless, almost Christmas. It’s like it happens every year or something. This week, my attention was particularly caught by one of the … Continue reading →

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Talking Turkey

Posted on November 13, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

Last weekend, we went to the supermarket. There was a sale on turkeys. This is not particularly surprising, it being three weeks before Thanksgiving (our Thanksgiving plans do not include turkey, because the person probably doing the cooking laughed very … Continue reading →

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Doing and Being

Posted on June 22, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

Last Sunday was Father’s Day in the US, although not in New Zealand, for whatever reason – it turns out that Father’s Day and Mother’s Day are fairly arbitrarily placed throughout the year depending on where you are in the … Continue reading →

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Oh, Christ

Posted on April 21, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

One thing I’m really missing about home this week is the anticipation of the long Easter weekend – although it’s the beginning of proper warm weather here, rather than the last blush of anything resembling summer, a four-day weekend seems … Continue reading →

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New Orleans, Part Deux

Posted on March 7, 2011 by newenglandkiwi

The rest of my visit to New Orleans was considerably less exciting than the first night (which I think is a good thing.) We spent the second afternoon workshopping ideas about ways to increase local sustainability regarding global issues. My … Continue reading →

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